Jaal (1952 film)

Jaal (lit. 'The Trap') is a 1952 Hindi crime noir film directed by Guru Dutt. The film stars Dev Anand, Geeta Bali in lead roles.[1] The film was successful at box office and was the third-highest-grossing film of the year in India.[2] Its music became popular, especially the song "Yeh Raat Yeh Chandni Phir Kahan".[3]

Jaal
Directed byGuru Dutt
Written byM. A. Lateef
Screenplay byGuru Dutt
Story byGuru Dutt
Produced byT. R. Fatehchand
StarringDev Anand
Geeta Bali
CinematographyV. K. Murthy
Edited byJ. S. Diwadkar
Music byS. D. Burman
Production
company
Film Arts
Distributed byFilm Arts
Release date
3 October 1952
Running time
165 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Jaal is considered a noir classic for its grey shade characters which were among the first of its type in Indian cinema.[4] Filmfare listed it in Best Bollywood Noir Films of '50s.[5] Jaal was one of the first film made in India that portrayed an Anti-Hero character in the lead. It established the idea of Anti-Hero with "no qualms about bending moral codes" in Hindi cinema.[6]

Plot

After losing his vision during a storm, Carlos (K.N. Singh) lives with his sister, Maria (Geeta Bali), on the Indian coast in a fishing village. One day a mysterious young woman, Lisa, enters their lives, followed by a mysterious man, Tony Fernandes (Dev Anand). Maria and Tony fall in love with each other, much to the chagrin of Simon, who loves Maria and wants to marry her. Lisa then warns Maria that she has known Tony, they have had an affair together, and he had betrayed her, however, this warning has no effect on Maria. Then a gypsy palm-reader also cautions Maria that she may be headed for disaster at the hands of a stranger. The question remains: who exactly are Lisa and Tony, and what is the reason behind their presence in this fishing community; and whether or not Maria is being drawn into a web of lies and deceit at the hands of Tony?

Set in a fishing village of Goa, this film depicts the ties between Tony, a good-for-nothing man from the city, and Maria, a village girl who loves him innocently. The spirit of Christian love and forgiveness lies at the base of the story, and the film has a strong religious colour to it.

Cast

Songs

All the songs were composed by S. D. Burman and the lyrics were penned by Sahir Ludhianvi.

SongSinger
"Hans Le, Ga Le" Lata Mangeshkar
"Pighla Hai Sona" Lata Mangeshkar
"Chori Chori Meri Gali" Lata Mangeshkar
"Chandni Raaten, Pyar Ki Baaten Kho Gayi Jaane" Lata Mangeshkar, Hemant Kumar
"Yeh Raat, Yeh Chandni" Hemant Kumar
"De Bhi Chuke Hum Dil Nazrana Dil Ka" Kishore Kumar, Geeta Dutt
"Haiya Hai, Haiya Hai" Geeta Dutt
"Soch Samajhkar" Geeta Dutt

Shooting Location

One of the shooting locations for the movie was Malvan, Sindhudurg District, returning from where Dev Anand and Geeta Bali met with an accident. He almost broke his ribs. They spent some time in the local hospital for recovery.[7]

References
  1. Bali, Karan (21 March 2016). "Jaal". Upperstall.com.
  2. "BoxOffice India.com". 2 January 2010. Archived from the original on 2 January 2010. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  3. Bureau, Adgully. "The Golden Year of 1952 on 20th March at 8 PM". www.adgully.com. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  4. "Best Dev Anand Movies". filmfare.com. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  5. "Filmfare recommends: Best Bollywood noir films of the '50s". filmfare.com. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  6. Pandya, Haresh (6 December 2011). "Dev Anand, Bollywood Star, Producer and Director, Dies at 88". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  7. "88 Facts You Didn't Know About Dev Anand -- VIII". Rediff. Retrieved 12 May 2020.


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